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Agriculture and Food
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Instructions for Poster Placement of Silo Construction Propaganda
Subject
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World War I; Agriculture; Business
Description
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This brief notice from the Iowa Council of Defense encourages a (presumably once included) poster to be displayed clearly so as to facilitate the building of more silos and thereby increase necessary wartime production.
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Unknown
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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1918
Format
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Letter
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English
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Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
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Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
1918
Agriculture
Business
World War I
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Agriculture and Food
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Record of the Silo Meeting Held at the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Subject
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World War I; Agriculture; Business
Description
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This record summarizes a meeting called by the State Council to increase the number of silos in Iowa to meet production quotas. A number of officials were elected to positions in the committee and the government and numerous silo manufacturers agreed to begin a campaign to increase silo production and raise funds and public awareness.
Creator
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H. J. Metcalf
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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1918-5-20;
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
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Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Coverage
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Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
1918
Agriculture
Business
H. J. Metcalf
World War I
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Agriculture and Food
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Advertisement for Rat-Proof Farm Storage to Protect Production during the War
Subject
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World War I; Agriculture; Business
Description
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This brief advertisement cites the damage rats have inflected on wartime production and makes use of a patriotic sentiment to encourage farmers to purchase rat proof farm storage from the Caldwell Silo company.
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W. A. Caldwell
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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1918
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Caldwell Silo Co., Inc.
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Coverage
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Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
1918
Agriculture
Business
World War I
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Agriculture and Food
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Title
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Invitation to Silo Manufacturers to Discuss Increased Silo Construction in Iowa
Subject
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World War I; Agriculture; Business
Description
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This letter is an invitation (sent out to numerous silo manufacturers) to attend a luncheon in which attention will be brought to the need to increase silo construction on Iowa farms.
Creator
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H. J. Metcalf
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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5/6/1918
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Coverage
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Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
1918
Agriculture
Business
H. J. Metcalf
World War I
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Agriculture and Food
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Title
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Successful Farming Invitation List, Letter to H. J. Metcalf
Subject
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World War I; Agriculture; Business
Description
An account of the resource
This letter is a memo from the Successful Farming Promotion Bureau to H. J. Metcalf of the invitation list (originally enclosed with the letter but now inaccessible) for an upcoming conference in Des Moines, Iowa.
Creator
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E. T. Meredith
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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5/6/1918
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Metcalf, H. J. Council of Nat
Coverage
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Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
1918
Agriculture
Business
World War I
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Agriculture and Food
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Title
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Gardening Campaign Response
Subject
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WWI; Agriculture; Finances;
Description
An account of the resource
Mr. Metcalf responds to the letter regarding citizens
Creator
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H. J. Metcalf
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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4/20/1918
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Box 7, folder #9, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Ames, Iowa
1918
Agriculture
Finance
H. J. Metcalf
World War I
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Agriculture and Food
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Title
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Gardening Campaign for Land use
Subject
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WWI; Agriculture; Finances;
Description
An account of the resource
A citizen working for the gardening campaign informs Mr. Metcalf that many citizens are refusing to have their lots broken up for gardening use, and he feels this is very unpatriotic. He asks Metcalf to help encourage the plowing of additional lots to help boost the garden campaign.
Creator
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R. K. Bliss
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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4/17/1918
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Box 7, folder #9, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society, Iowa City, Iowa.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Ames, Iowa;
1918
Agriculture
Finance
World War I
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Agriculture and Food
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Garden pamphlet distribution
Subject
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Food rationing; World War I; Education; Agriculture
Description
An account of the resource
The garden pamphlet is sent to schools to encourage school-age children to grow their own food in order to save food during the war.
Creator
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H. J. Metcalf
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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4/24/1918
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Box 7, folder #10, The Herbert J. Metcalf collection, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Coverage
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Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
1918
Agriculture
Education
Food
H. J. Metcalf
World War I
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Agriculture and Food
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Title
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Wasson to HJM
Subject
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Agriculture; Food Conservation; War Bonds; Donations; Red Cross; Y.M.C.A.; Slackers
Description
An account of the resource
This return letter from Wasson details his contributions to the war effort, as requested by HJM, in order to testify against his being a slacker. He describes, in a charcoal pencil scrawl on a small slip of paper, all of the grain he has stockpiled and every dollar he has donated to the war effort. These total several hundred dollars.
Creator
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John Wasson
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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3/28/1918
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Metcalf Papers, Box 7
Coverage
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Linden, Iowa;
1918
Agriculture
Food
Red Cross
Slackers
War Bonds
Y.M.C.A.
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Agriculture and Food
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Title
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HJM to John Wasson
Subject
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Babel Enforcement; Slackers; Farming; Food Conservation
Description
An account of the resource
This letter is addressed to a Linden farmer, John Wasson, who had presumably been suspected by others in his community of being a slacker. HJM reports that his
Creator
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H. J. Metcalf
Publisher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Date
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3/26/1918
Format
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Letter
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Metcalf Papers, Box 7
Coverage
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Linden, Iowa;
1918
Agriculture
Babel Enforcement
Food
H. J. Metcalf
Slackers